Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-02-10
DRUGGISTS ORDERS.


Curious Mistakes in Names Made by Applicants
for AedicineS-Some Examples of Phonetic
Spelling
Boston Herald
A Cambridge druggist has made prac-
tice for some years OF saving in scrap
book some of the most peculiar orders
which he receives.
I'VE are asked for some rather strange
things" he said to the writer, ''but we can
generally guess what is wanted. Many
people expect druggist to prescribe for
their ailments, as it saves physicians
charges, and the diagnoses of complaints
which come to us are often amusing
Look at these Send me some of the
essence yoa put people to sleep with when
you cut their fingers off, That evident
~ means ether. i want something to
take tobacco out of my mouth OF
course the scert of tobacco was the thing
objected to. Send me boby's top to
nursing bottle means, without doubt,
nursing bottle top. A. ounce of your
smelling stuff that goes through the
brain, describes very well the effect of
inbaling ammonia Something for a
sore babys eye is not easy to mistake
thoEgh stated rather oddly. Here is
q startling order for enough ipecac &c
throw up girl } years old l could not
help mpathizing with this person, who
ss4ls for enough aniseseed to take the
twist out of dose of senna.' Here is a
request for q plaster for man kilt With
Stitches Perhaps the one who wtCto
this order for something for caSotic
woman built better than he knew. Here
lis an order for something for q heavy
pain in the benes that is coming out
through the eyes. The person who wrote
for something to take mans breath
away did net intend murder or suicide,
but merely wished for CardGmom seed or
something of that nature. I sent this
lady q linimesit who asked for something
to rub her old man with Not bad
description of q poultice is the order for
enough faESeed to make & Pudding for
sore toe This child, who he'd an i'm
preston or ais heart and a coIgh that is
choking MIN in the neck ought TO have
been taken TO doctor, as well as this
other one who, his mother wrote wes
'heaviDg up and down and every way
Here, is request for something to knock
cold ont of an old woman Thenext
one seems to be in hard condition. She
desires something for woman who has
bad coTgh aud cannot cough No drug
gist would hesitate for minute to fill
this order Something, 1 forgot the
name 1ut it is for a cure. Our own
preparation will just Gil th9bill in such
a case But what should we send for a
swellea woman's foot "a man with dry
spit on him., and woman whose appe-
tite 10 loose on herr
eve mat usad fa the r,3aaualf4 sppIIar -
pursued the druggist and Gre very seldom
unable 30 arrive at fair conclusion of
what is wanted, even by TIE blindest
writer's, Here are order for panny garick,
parry garic, and paddy gSrreoi, which pro-
cured peregoric in every case. These
oders for barnaget, vergmounf, and bug
mint were filled with bergamot; these re
quests fo1 come earbaek, gum mare back,
garmaribGck, comesrab ack, ard ram back
called for gum arabic, these asking for
Gambler and campfire meant camphor;
worm gne 'fuge and barBafugo meant YER
mifuge, CT course; where our customers
have called for epioot, metivs, epicack,
apricot, end epicat We have delivered
ipeeac aceenha the persons who wrote
for honey quintom, blew ONT, Annie
Quintom, and Ann Grintom got ungueno-
ders for lednum, lad gum, an6 lord warm
we fill with laudnum5 for balm of city we
sent sper0ac those who wanted high
stirrups got hive syrup this fellow who
wrote fer Faint killer received painkiler;
knew that bubben whisky Ineant bour-
bon whisky. that air root meart arrow
root and that bitter Alics meant bitter
aloes. | sent Arabian bGisom Instead of
raviug balsem to this man, corrosive sub
Innate instead of a gross of supplements
to that one, end the cherry psctcral in
stead of eherry pickerel TO this other. /
substituted s!rup of squiils in these or
ders for sharp squil and strip of swill,
sent Ayers pals to this man who asks for
ear pill, Epson salts to one vino wrote for
lapson salt ard some cubeds ins5erd of
cupids 20 the other. Not haviag any
glory farm oakland took the liberty of
filling this order with ehlosoform; and
being out of flask seed and hack .sed,
sent flaxseed in that one.
"When / got these orders for o. sled
acid aud horrid lime / sent o1alic acid
and chlorate Of lime. This man asks
for McCordin seed, this one for cGr!san
seed, and THE one for colored uaan seeds,
but gave cardaIon seeds to each. Many
orders come IA where one syilasgie Is mis-
taken for a conf uzction, as churrup and
quill for strip sad squiIis; check and
berry, for checkerborry; gold and thread,
for golden thread, spit and turkletine, !
for spirits of turpantine; balm and gil /
cad for balm ofGilead; hope and diLdock,
for opoGeldoc. People who wish for borax
write f0e boerracks, bowrux, bow rae,
and bow wax. We get orders for Arnolds'
blossom, instead of balsam; Halls hair
manure instead of 5enewer, and Bar
netts 'coeGrine,' instegd Of cocoaine. /
Customers Who want lorage write for love
Itch.
Those who desire licqs.ice write for
luekrGh, lognsh. lickrish, and stickrish. /
Here Is . woman who waGts FIVE cents I
worth Of cologne to smell trunk. An
other asks for a mixture which shall be /.
two thirds castor oil. This one wants 1
something to make catnip tea from, and +
the other asks for 10 cents worth OF .
Mary attic acid.
Thousands q women bless the Gay on which .